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Kenny Aronoff
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Kenny Aronoff (born March 7, 1953) is an American drummer who is a noted session musician and has played with a wide array of rock bands.
After graduating from Indiana University in 1976, Aronoff passed on several symphony orchestra offers and decided to head for the East Coast where he studied drum set in Boston and New York. During this time he began to concentrate on jazz and fusion music, and in 1977 he returned to Bloomington, Indiana and spent several years in a popular local band, playing throughout the Midwest. In 1980 he joined John Mellencamp's band, recording 10 albums and touring with him over a 17-year period.
Aside from his work with Mellencamp, he is well-known for his work with John Fogerty. In the mid-80's, Kenny began to develop an enormously successful career as a studio musician, playing on hundreds of records as well as touring worldwide with many artists. Aronoff has guested live or on record with musicians such as Melissa Etheridge, Jon Bon Jovi, Michelle Branch, Joe Cocker, Trey Anastasio, Richard Thompson (filling in for Dave Mattacks on the second half of Thompson's 1989 tour, after Mattacks broke his arm), Meat Loaf, Willie Nelson, The Rolling Stones, Alanis Morissette, Bob Seger, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Waylon Jennings, Bonnie Raitt, Mick Jagger, Alice Cooper, Belinda Carlisle, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Tony Iommi, hard rock band Cinderella in 1994 and alternative rock group The Smashing Pumpkins for one tour.
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